A Pivotal Event in the Annals of the SLCP
At exactly the local auspicious time of 07.47 hours on Friday, the 24th of October 2025, in the Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians premises at 44/1, Gnanartha Pradeepa Mawatha, Colombo 08, the Foundation Stone was ceremoniously laid for the state-of-the-art new building that would be the dazzling headquarters of this august institution. It was a seminal landmark in the journey of the college from its inception, through its infancy and then into its adolescence and now getting on into its adulthood.The precursor of the college, the Sri Lanka Paediatric Association, from its inception in 1952, was housed in the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) building at No.6, Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 7. Then the association was converted to the Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians in 1996 and continued to be at…
Rare Disease Day Symposium 2026
Author Guidelines for Abstract SubmissionSubmissions are hereby invited for the above academic activity scheduled for the 06th of March 2026 planned to be held in the New Auditorium of the Lady Ridgeway Hospital(LRH).Abstracts should ONLY be submitted in the attached form and sent electronically to:rarediseases.slcp@gmail.comThe abstract should be structured and assembled in the lowest box provided in theform and the maximum word count, with the headings in that box, should be 250words. It is mandatory to use Microsoft WORD in the English (UK) template.Please note that submissions in ANY OTHER FILE FORMAT SUCH AS PDF ANDANY OTHER ARRANGEMENT OF ENGLISH SUCH AS ENGLISH (US) WILL BEREJECTED BECAUSE OF LOGISTICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING.The deadline for submissions will be 16.00 hours on Friday 31st January 2026.PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS DEADLINE WILL NOT…
